Jon Lester stats
Bio
- Age
- 42 yearsJan 7, 1984
- Height
- 6' 4"
Jon Lester played 16 MLB seasons, 2006 to 2021.
Stats
Standard
Career regular season
- GP
- 452
- W
- 200
- L
- 117
- ERA
- 3.66
- IP
- 2,740.0
- K
- 2,488
- BB
- 892
- WHIP
- 1.28
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win. | L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss. | ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent. | IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls. | WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | BOS | 15 | 7 | 2 | 4.76 | 81.1 | 60 | 43 | 1.65 |
| 2007 | BOS | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4.57 | 63.0 | 50 | 31 | 1.46 |
| 2008 | BOS | 33 | 16 | 6 | 3.21 | 210.1 | 152 | 66 | 1.27 |
| 2009 | BOS | 32 | 15 | 8 | 3.41 | 203.1 | 225 | 64 | 1.23 |
| 2010 | BOS | 32 | 19 | 9 | 3.25 | 208.0 | 225 | 83 | 1.20 |
| 2011 | BOS | 31 | 15 | 9 | 3.47 | 191.2 | 182 | 75 | 1.26 |
| 2012 | BOS | 33 | 9 | 14 | 4.82 | 205.1 | 166 | 68 | 1.38 |
| 2013 | BOS | 33 | 15 | 8 | 3.75 | 213.1 | 177 | 67 | 1.29 |
| 2014 |  BOS/ATH | 32 | 16 | 11 | 2.46 | 219.2 | 220 | 48 | 1.10 |
| 2015 | CHC | 32 | 11 | 12 | 3.34 | 205.0 | 207 | 47 | 1.12 |
| 2016 | CHC | 32 | 19 | 5 | 2.44 | 202.2 | 197 | 52 | 1.02 |
| 2017 | CHC | 32 | 13 | 8 | 4.33 | 180.2 | 180 | 60 | 1.32 |
| 2018 | CHC | 32 | 18 | 6 | 3.32 | 181.2 | 149 | 64 | 1.31 |
| 2019 | CHC | 31 | 13 | 10 | 4.46 | 171.2 | 165 | 52 | 1.50 |
| 2020 | CHC | 12 | 3 | 3 | 5.16 | 61.0 | 42 | 17 | 1.33 |
| 2021 |  WSH/STL | 28 | 7 | 6 | 4.71 | 141.1 | 91 | 55 | 1.51 |
Career Postseason
- GP
- 26
- W
- 9
- L
- 7
- ERA
- 2.51
- IP
- 154.0
- K
- 133
- BB
- 40
- WHIP
- 1.02
Expanded
Career regular season
- QS
- 261
- CG
- 15
- SHO
- 4
- K/9
- 8.2
- GB
- 3,788
- FB
- 4,214
- G/F
- 0.90
- WP
- 63
Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.
| QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs. | CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last. | SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed. | K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched. | GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher. | FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher. | G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher. | WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | BOS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 105 | 154 | 0.7 | 5 |
| 2007 | BOS | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 | 69 | 124 | 0.6 | 1 |
| 2008 | BOS | 20 | 2 | 2 | 6.5 | 322 | 324 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | BOS | 23 | 2 | 0 | 10.0 | 269 | 281 | 1 | 6 |
| 2010 | BOS | 20 | 2 | 0 | 9.7 | 296 | 245 | 1.2 | 6 |
| 2011 | BOS | 19 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 270 | 256 | 1.1 | 4 |
| 2012 | BOS | 17 | 3 | 0 | 7.3 | 326 | 311 | 1 | 6 |
| 2013 | BOS | 20 | 1 | 1 | 7.5 | 299 | 352 | 0.8 | 5 |
| 2014 | BOS/ATH | 27 | 1 | 1 | 9.0 | 273 | 335 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2015 | CHC | 21 | 1 | 0 | 9.1 | 287 | 279 | 1 | 8 |
| 2016 | CHC | 26 | 2 | 0 | 8.7 | 257 | 284 | 0.9 | 4 |
| 2017 | CHC | 18 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 248 | 271 | 0.9 | 3 |
| 2018 | CHC | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 | 217 | 325 | 0.7 | 4 |
| 2019 | CHC | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8.7 | 238 | 304 | 0.8 | 3 |
| 2020 | CHC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 98 | 105 | 0.9 | 2 |
| 2021 | WSH/STL | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 | 214 | 264 | 0.8 | 0 |
Bio
- Age
- 42 yearsJan 7, 1984
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Debut
- 2006
- Birthplace
- Tacoma, WA
- Draft
- 2002Rd 2, Pk 57
Latest performance
Jon Lester
Oct 02 · vs CHC · L 6-5
- IP
- 5.0
- H
- 6
- R
- 4
- ER
- 4
- BB
- 4
- K
- 4
- HR
- 1
- ERA
- 4.71
Games
All games| Date | Opponent | IP | H | R | ER | K |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Oct 02 | vs CHCL 6-5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Sat, Sep 25 | atCHCW 8-5 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Mon, Sep 20 | at MILW 5-2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Wed, Sep 15 | at NYMW 11-4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Fri, Sep 10 | vs CINL 4-2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Sun, Sep 05 | atMILL 6-5 | 5.1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
What were Jon Lester's career stats?
Jon Lester played 16 seasons for the Red Sox and the Cubs. He had 200 wins and 2,488 strikeouts with a 3.66 ERA over 2,740.0 innings. His best season was 2010: 19 wins, a 3.25 ERA and 225 strikeouts.
League leaderboards and awards
16 seasons, 7 postseasons, 2006 to 2021
Jon Lester finished top 10 in a stat 10 times.
Championships ×3
- 2007 World Series with the Boston Red Sox
- 2013 World Series with the Boston Red Sox
- 2016 World Series with the Chicago Cubs
All-time career rank
- 41st in strikeouts (pitching) (2,488)
- 111th in wins (pitching) (200)
Among the 9,243 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.
Season top 10 finishes
- Wins: 2010 (4th), 2014 (10th), 2016 (4th), 2018 (4th)
- ERA: 2014 (8th), 2016 (5th)
- Strikeouts (Pitching): 2009 (5th), 2010 (4th), 2014 (8th)
- WHIP: 2016 (8th)
Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.
More on Jon Lester
Playoff series
Jon Lester played 26 games across 9 MLB postseasons in 17 series — 7 won, 10 lost.
| IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs. | H: Times the batter reached base by hitting the ball, without help from an error. | ER: Earned runs allowed — runs that scored without help from an error. | K: Batters this pitcher struck out. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |  COL | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 6.0 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 2017 |  WSH | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 9.2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 |  LAD | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 4.2 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 |  SF | Won 1-0 | 1 | 8.0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2016 | LAD | Won 2-0 | 2 | 13.0 | 9 | 2 | 9 |
| 2016 |  CLE | Won 2-1 | 3 | 14.2 | 13 | 6 | 16 |
| 2015 | STL | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 7.1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 2015 | NYM | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 6.2 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
| 2014 |  KC | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 7.1 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
| 2013 |  TB | Won 1-0 | 1 | 7.2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| 2013 |  DET | Lost 1-1 | 2 | 11.2 | 13 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | STL | Won 2-0 | 2 | 15.1 | 9 | 1 | 15 |
| 2009 |  LAA | Lost 0-1 | 1 | 6.0 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| 2008 | LAA | Won 2-0 | 2 | 14.0 | 10 | 0 | 11 |
| 2008 | TB | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 12.2 | 14 | 7 | 15 |
| 2007 | CLE | Lost 0-2 | 2 | 3.2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2007 | COL | Won 1-0 | 1 | 5.2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Jon Lester’s playoff series, round by round
Totals, from MLB game logs since the 2001 postseason — earlier series are not counted.
Jon Lester against each club
- vs Tampa Bay Rays (35)
- vs New York Yankees (30)
- vs Toronto Blue Jays (30)
- vs Baltimore Orioles (29)
- vs Pittsburgh Pirates (27)
- vs Cleveland Guardians (24)
- vs St. Louis Cardinals (24)
- vs Cincinnati Reds (22)
- vs Chicago White Sox (21)
- vs Milwaukee Brewers (17)
- vs Athletics (16)
- vs Detroit Tigers (16)
- vs Kansas City Royals (16)
- vs Los Angeles Angels (16)
- vs Seattle Mariners (15)
- vs Atlanta Braves (14)
- vs Los Angeles Dodgers (14)
- vs Texas Rangers (14)
- vs Minnesota Twins (13)
- vs New York Mets (13)
- vs Philadelphia Phillies (12)
- vs Washington Nationals (11)
- vs Miami Marlins (10)
- vs San Diego Padres (9)
- vs San Francisco Giants (8)
- vs Arizona Diamondbacks (7)
- vs Colorado Rockies (7)
- vs Chicago Cubs (5)
- vs Houston Astros (3)
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